Last Updated on March 07, 2013 March 08, 2013

Written by Zach Morley, Class of 2015

To the Editors:

Behind the charisma, pop music, and emotionally driven enthusiasm there was an elusive side to the ideas of Team Sweat’s Jim Keady last Monday. Though the presentation seemed relatively innocent—a small organization working against the inhumane treatment of workers in Southeast Asia and other third world countries by exposing their cruel treatment, the message he spoke of in the chapel during a Q & A afterwards was, as I see it, too radical and subversive to Christian morality.

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Last Updated on March 07, 2013 March 08, 2013

Written by Danny Schneller, Class of 2014

To the Editors:

Reflecting on Mr. Keady’s presentation over the last week and a half, I’ve found myself frustrated with a few reactions that I’ve heard from members of the SLUH community, specifically the lingering idea that shoe prices will double if wages do, the notion that Jim Keady is some sort of socialist/communist revolutionary, and the idea that the only thing that Nike could cut to improve wages is profits. Jim Keady had an amazing story to tell and had obviously put a lot of time into making sure that he was on the right side of the issue. Doesn’t this man, who has dedicated his life, giving up a promising soccer career, to such a noble cause at least deserve a fair consideration?

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